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Since childhood, Kseniya dreamed of being more than just being a classical artist. In her interviews she says: "Since I was three, in my dreams I saw amazing pictures... when there was no Universe, just an eternal snow with huge long shadows of strange long people, mysterious and magic trails on the snow and strange pink light from a non-existing sun... It was so incredibly beautiful..." When little Kseniya woke up, she drew the pictures from her strange dreams in the air with her finger. Seemed like anyone could see her drawings. She dreamed of becoming an artist who can draw by heart not by pencil. "I believed that it was possible to attach a little twinkle or a star on my finger to make the pictures seen for everyone..." Kseniya's parents didn't want her to be an artist. Kseniya explained the reason: "It is a constant struggle. I realized that and was ready to it. If you chose this profession, you're fighting during all your life. You do not enjoy everyday life- like comfort, buying the furniture... You're always looking for something more, and I... Actually I was never interesting in a life of comfort, buying furniture and household." The idea to make a sand performance came not to Kseniya, but to her husband Igor Paskaru, who wanted to include that to a new project of his theatre "Private Collection". Firstly Kseniya refused:"I immediately realized that this is the thing very difficult to perform. It was sand -- not pencils or paints. No fixation! How this can be used as a drawing material?!" But she felt she was close to her dream -- being an unusual artist who can be free from a pencil and paints. At the same time, the situation was very severe -- their magazine was frozen, the business collapsed. Kseniya and Igor were left on the wave of a crisis with a little son who was just 10 mounth. Simonova remembers: "I had a terrible depression. Nothing was interesting for me, no colors around, just grey world... I had problems with lactation and somehow had to calm myself. Igor said: "Either we will go crazy or let's do something! What about the sand ?" I said: "Why not? "
Ksenyia trained at nights for three month. In the day she was a mother of a little boy Dima, doing what all mothers do -- cooking, cleaning, changing diapers, playing with her son. From 10 pm to 4 am she was a sand artist. To realize the essence of sand animation which was based in constant transformations the images, she had to rebuild her sight and start seeing all objects surrounding her in sand. The insight finally came to Simonova one night. There was a light in her window until morning. The dawn came and the true inspiration entered her brain. Kseniya felt like there opened a second sight in her eyes. In the dark spots she began to see new faces and stories. She confessed: "That evening was the most important. I had to decide whether I need it or not. If I could not feel how to do it, I would probably take all these frames and sand and take it to the basement. It's true."

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  • Wait is this the Real Simonova ? As the user ?

  • @Elvanius

    I really Kseniya Simonova,

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  • this is amazing!!!!

  • Умничка! Украина отдала правильному человеку 1 000000

  • love your work for Thai King. Have a happy live.

  • Thank you from the USA. Inspiring and beautiful. You have a wonderful talent and gift from God!

  • Hi Ksenia! I just wanted to let you know that even people from Holland are watching your videos! My dad just sent me the video of your final performance @ Ukraine Got Talent, amazing! Thanks for allowing us to be part of your imagination!

  • I am so inspired! Beautiful lady with a golden heart. Thank You!

  • I've been your fan for a long time. You must have visited Thailand. You are on Thai newspaper today that I read online. Thank you for your performance that telling the story about our king. I'd be very grateful if you could upload that performance here. Thanks again.

  • The ones dislikeing the vid prolly lost the talent show.

  • @SimonovaTV am*

  • @haraya07 me too

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